Three Strikes or One Spit - You're Out! 

    

   Baseball fans, it's just as well we can't sing Take Me Out to the Ballgame. 

MLB has more than 100 pages of dos and don'ts - some amusing - for the upcoming 60-game season. 

   They'll travel by bus sometimes. They must stay seated on flights, except... 

If they have to go, they must close the lid before flushing, and the next user must wait several minutes. 

   Snacks and drinks won't be much better than for regular travelers. Oh, and only one person seated in a row can eat or drink at a time. (They'll make a game out of that.) 

   No hanging out in the hotel lobby or bar, and no visits from housekeeping. Rooms will be on lower floors, encouraging use of stairs. These millionaires can't leave the hotel for any place available to the public, but can order delivery from restaurants. 

At the stadium

   Lockers must be 6 feet apart. Some players may be changing elsewhere. Will they go to stadiums already in uniform, like Little Leaguers? Traditional buffets will give way to individual food packets. 

On the field 

   They'll stand 6 feet apart for the national anthem. Apps printed 15 minutes before the game will replace lineup cards    

   No mob celebrations. No high-fives, fist bumps or hugs. Pitchers will have their own bag of baseballs. If a coach wants to discuss a grip, both he and the pitcher must hold their own baseball. 

   Any ball in play and touched by multiple players will be tossed out. Balls used during batting practice will be stored for at least five days. 

   Definitely NO SPITTING, the worst crime of all. 

 We have a few more intentional hiccups tomorrow.

           Jimmy